Author/Contributor | Date | Title |
Al Breveleri | 22 Jan 2002 | Manipulating Strings with ObjectPAL |
| Al covers everything you ever needed to know (and then some) about manipulating strings!
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Arthur van Lokhorst | 07 Sep 2001 | Finding files on your computer and sorting an array |
| Arthur gives us some recursive routines with sample download!
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Arthur van Lokhorst | 08 Oct 2001 | Using ini-files and two other useful functions |
| Arthur gets serious about INI files!
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Carolyn Wendover | 12 Jan 2002 | Implementing a Table Based Menu System |
| Carolyn gives us the ins and outs of designing a table based menu system!
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JD Adams | 28 Mar 2002 | Internal Shortcuts |
| JD shows us how to set up a system for creating shortcuts to different applications or parts of applications in Paradox's Tools menu. Sample files are included.
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Jeff Cranston | 23 Jun 2001 | Getting Started - What Are Libraries and How Are They Used |
| Don't wait to get started with libraries; check out Jeff's first article in this series!
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Ken Loomis | 29 Jun 2003 | Using Inno to Install a Paradox Application |
| Ken walks us through creating a fully functional setup program for Paradox and the BDE.
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Kim Howarter | 03 Feb 2004 | Multiple Selection List Boxes |
| Kim shows us how to use a table-driven two list-box method to allow users to select multiple items from a list and because it's table-driven, the same dialog can be used for all your multi-select needs!
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Larry DiGiovanni | 03 Jun 2003 | Calendar Tables and Derived Date Information |
| How to use calendar tables for obtaining derived date information for use in queries, reports, and forms!
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Liz Woodhouse | 28 Jun 2001 | Do It Yourself Referential Integrity |
| Built-in referential integrity features not good enough for you? Do it yourself!
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Liz Woodhouse | 30 Jul 2001 | Using the Microsoft TreeView Control in Paradox |
| Liz details how to use the MS treeview control, and also lists a few 3rd-party controls.
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Luuk Houwen | 08 Feb 2002 | Searching A Normalized Database |
| Luuk shows us the trick to searching normalised databases where the data table contains an ID value and a reference/lookup table contains the text being searched for!
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Mark Pauker | 06 Mar 2002 | Impossible ObjectPAL Techniques |
| This three page article from 1994 details some things you might have thought Paradox couldn't do! Included: Modifying a Form, Programming Reports, Multitasking, Hard to Call DLLs and Status Messages
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Mike Prestwood | 09 May 2002 | Where to Put Code |
| Mike offers some guidance with that elusive question of where exactly to put your code!
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Paradox Community | 23 May 2001 | Paradox Runtime |
| Curious about runtime? Read this brief explanation, and let us know if you have questions.
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Pascal Hutton | 21 Jun 2001 | Using Win32 API Functions with Structures: Explanation and Example |
| Pascal opens sheds some light on using DLLs which require structures!
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Paul Cronk | 11 Aug 2001 | TWAIN Support in ObjectPAL: Series Content, Definitions and Requirements |
| Paul covers everything you ever wanted to know about in this 8-page article on TWAIN Support in ObjectPAL!
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Peter Zevenaar | 26 Feb 2002 | ActiveX controls - A step by step tutorial |
| Expand the scope of your Paradox applications. Play videos, read MP3 tags, use a calendar, or have your computer turned into a web server. These are only few of the possibilities with ActiveX controls...
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Peter Zevenaar | 05 Aug 2001 | Using the Alfafish MP3 tag reader/writer ActiveX control in Paradox |
| Peter shows us how to make the most of our MP3 files with this free ActiveX control!
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Rick Kelly | 19 Jul 2003 | Base64 Encoding |
| Rick shows us how to encode and decode strings with one of the most common encoding routines in use today!
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Rick Kelly | 30 Apr 2004 | Email Address Validation |
| Rick provides us with this article and sample code for the challenging task of validating email addresses.
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Rick Kelly | 02 Jun 2003 | Paradox BDE API: Reading and Updating the BDE Configuration File |
| Everything you ever wanted to know about using the BDE's API to determine and set BDE configuration options!
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Rick Kelly | 23 Jun 2001 | Paradox Date, Time, and DateTime Data Types: Introduction and Internal Formats |
| Get ready for this series on dates by checking out part 1: Introduction and Internal Formats!
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Rick Kelly | 30 Jun 2001 | Paradox Date, Time, and DateTime Data Types: B.C. Date Adjustments |
| Travel back in time with part 2 in Rick's series: B.C. Date Adjustments!
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Rick Kelly | 03 Jul 2001 | Paradox Date, Time, and DateTime Data Types: Calculations Using Date Types |
| When was that? Get the answer with part 3 in Rick's series: Calculations Using Date Types!
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Rick Kelly | 10 Jul 2001 | Paradox Date, Time, and DateTime Data Types: Basic Astronomy and Time Types |
| Break out the telescope and the beach ball for part 4 in Rick's series: Basic Astronomy and Time Types!
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Rick Kelly | 08 Oct 2001 | Paradox Date, Time, and DateTime Data Types: More B.C. Date Tips and Tricks |
| Rick reveals more problems and more solutions for dealing with B.C. Dates!
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Rick Kelly | 01 Jan 2002 | Paradox Date, Time, and DateTime Data Types: Odds and Ends - Fiscal Periods |
| Rick details how to calculate those pesky fiscal periods!
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Rick Kelly | 08 Jan 2002 | Paradox Date, Time, and DateTime Data Types: Odds and Ends - Thirteen Month Rolling Histories |
| Rick expands on fiscal periods by exploring the concept of a thirteen month rolling history!
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Rick Kelly | 16 Jan 2002 | Paradox Date, Time, and DateTime Data Types: Odds and Ends - Thirteen Month Rolling History Summary Calculations |
| Rick shows us how to add summary calculations to the thirteen month rolling history!
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Rick Kelly | 03 Jul 2004 | Using Color Gradients |
| Rick shows us how to get that color gradient effect in Paradox forms!
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Rick Kelly | 22 Jul 2002 | Win32 API and Printers: Get Default Printer and Printer Properties |
| Learn how the Win32 API can give you more printing control than ever before!
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Rick Kelly | 31 Jul 2002 | Win32 API and Printers: Setting Default Windows Printer |
| Learn how to set the default printer not just for Paradox, but for Windows itself, in part 2 of Rick's series!
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Rick Kelly | 03 Aug 2002 | Win32 API and Printers: Getting Printer Jobs |
| Get one step closer to managing your printer and print jobs with this article on retrieving printer spooler jobs.
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Rick Kelly | 10 Aug 2002 | Win32 API and Printers: Controlling Printers and Printer Jobs |
| Rick shows us how to control the status of a printer and manage print jobs.
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Rick Kelly | 17 Aug 2002 | Win32 API and Printers: Print Directly to a Printer |
| Learn how to print directly to the printer without going through the usual print dialogs.
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Rick Kelly | 27 Aug 2002 | Win32 API and Printers: Changing Printer Attributes |
| Rick shows us how to change or update a Windows printer!
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Stefan Bodingh | 02 Jul 2001 | Transaction Basics |
| Start a transaction today with Stefan's article on how to use transactions with Paradox tables!
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Tom Krieg | 21 Jun 2001 | Passing Variables between Forms Using a Library - Part 1: Passing a Single Variable |
| Tom passes variables from form to form! Find out how you can too!
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Tony McGuire | 13 Jun 2001 | Combining setRange() with setGenFilter() - the best of both worlds |
| How to combine setRange() and setGenFilter() to show your users exactly what they want to see - with nothing they don't.
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Tony McGuire | 23 May 2001 | Speed Comparisons |
| This compilation shows that you can dramatically increase your application's speed by using tcursors and setRange() in place of queries.
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Vladimir Menkin | 17 Jun 2001 | Manipulating Paradox Desktop Windows |
| Vladimir covers the basics of manipulating windows open in Paradox.
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